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人参娃娃

人蔘娃娃

The Ginseng Child

Level 5 · Folktales · 民间故事 · 57 vocabulary words

Source: 民间传说 · Folk tradition

放fàng牛niú娃wá小xiǎo虎hǔ子zǐ在zài山shān上shàng遇到yù dào一yí个gè穿chuān红hóng肚dǔ兜dōu的de小孩xiǎo hái,天天tiān tiān一起yì qǐ玩wán。

Cowherd Little Tiger met a child in a red bellyband on the mountain; they played daily.

财cái主zhǔ知道zhī dào了le,说shuō那nà是shì人rén参cān娃娃wá wa,抓zhuā到dào能néng发fā大dà财cái,就jiù逼bī小xiǎo虎hǔ子zǐ带dài他tā去qù找zhǎo。

The landlord heard, a ginseng child! Catch him and grow rich, and forced Tiger to lead him there.

小xiǎo虎hǔ子zǐ不肯bù kěn,财cái主zhǔ自己zì jǐ上shàng山shān挖wā,人rén参cān娃娃wá wa一下子yí xià zi钻zuān到dào地dì里lǐ不见bú jiàn了le。

Tiger refused; the landlord dug the mountain himself, but the ginseng child dived into the earth and vanished.

财cái主zhǔ挖wā了le个gè空kōng,摔shuāi下山xià shān去qù了le。人rén参cān娃娃wá wa只zhǐ跟gēn好心hǎo xīn的de孩子hái zi玩wán。

The landlord dug in vain and tumbled off the cliff. The ginseng child plays only with kind children.

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